by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Stories
I first heard Sarah McLachlan’s voice in 1990. I was teaching at an outdoor education school in the Santa Cruz Mountains and my housemate had a cassette tape of her first album. It was love at first blush. Her work was raw then; it wasn’t until four years later, when...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Stories
As a whitewater raft guide for 30 years, I’m very familiar with the power of moving water, and I have a tremendous respect for it. On Dec. 30, 2019, my wife and I, while hiking the Kalalau trail along Kauai’s Napali Coast, stopped for lunch on the rocks above...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Stories
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how risky it is for people to go cruising. But even after the pandemic eases, there are reasons to reconsider cruising due to the damage ships do to oceans and their inhabitants, including colliding with whales and dolphins. One of the...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Stories
How could anyone possibly capture the intensity, passion and emotion of rock and roll in a photo? It seems impossible, but talented photographers catch moments that speak volumes. For a story about an exhibition at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, I interviewed some...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Past Events
Feb. 17, 2021: A 90-minute workshop sponsored by Redwood Writers for aspiring and published authors, poets, artists, and those who want to deepen their creativity. Open to all. Watch for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmhVku2_FX4...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Past Events
Saturday, March 6, 2020, 1:30pm PT (4:30p ET). A two-hour class during which Pico and I will share our advice for living a creative life and celebrating creativity through artistic endeavors. Open to all, $60. Learn more and register here:...
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 2, 2019 | Past Events
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 7pm Copperfield’s Books138 N Main St, Sebastopol, Calif. “Michael Shapiro’s finely tuned, informed and intimate interviews strike to the heart of the matter.” ―Tim Cahill, author of Hold the Enlightenment Creative people have a certain...
by Admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Past Events
Saturday, Feb. 22, 10amModernism Week, Palm SpringsPlaza Theatre, 128 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA Michael Shapiro moderates a panel on Sunset magazine’s impact on the American West. Launched by Southern Pacific Railroad to lure travelers westward, the...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Past Events
Friday, February 28, 20201:00 pm to 2:30 pmCollege of Marin Library 835 College Avenue, Kentfield Learning Center, Second Floor(Near corner of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and College Avenue. Parking Lot 6 is best.) Michael Shapiro will be the featured speaker...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2020 | Past Events
Sunday, March 1, 2pmConcord Museum & Event Center, 1928 Clayton Road, Concord Michael Shapiro will speak about The Creative Spark at the Concord Museum & Event Center in Concord. During the past decade, Shapiro has interviewed some of our most creative...
